Bar to Military Cross

Capt (A/Maj)

Henry Sloan

Cooper

Infantry - He lead a successful raid with great courage and coolness. On many previous occasions he had done fine work.

Captain

Roy Aubecy

Spencer

Engineers - "He displayed great courage and skill in countermining against enemy galleries, and on one occasion was cut off from our lines for twelve hours."

MILITARY CROSSES

Lieut. (A/Capt.)

William Archibeld

Cameron

Infantry - "With marked gallantry, he led a raid against the enemy, inflicting many casualties and capturing seven prisoners."

Lieut. (A/Capt.)

Harry Harold

Coobs

Infantry - " Although severely wounded during a raid on the enemy, he continued to command and encourage his men."

Lieut.

Charles Southwell

De Gruchy

Artillery " He displayed great courage and skill in establishing and maintaining communications under very heavy fire and materially assisted the success of the operations."

Lieut.

William Ralph

Elliott

Infantry "He assumed command of, and handled his company in an attack with marked courage and ability after which he reorganized his men and carried out the consolidation of a position.

Lieut.

William George Ross

Gordon

Infantry - "He led a raiding party, bombed three enemy dugouts, inflicting many casualties and brought back two unwounded prisoners."

Lieut.

Charles Herbert

Ivey

Engineers - "He succeeded in laying trench with tracing tape, in spite of very heavy fire, and later showed marked skill and courage in guiding a working party to the site."

Lieut.

Clarence Errold

Kidd

Infantry - " He led a party across two hundred yards of No Man's Land, and although he suffered a severely wrenched knee in going over the parapet continued to "carry on" the raid and later organized a small party and himself helped to carry in the wounded under heavy fire."

Lieut.

William Angus

Livingstone

Infantry - "He led a section of a raiding party with marked gallantry, inflicting many casualties and capturing several prisoners."

Lieut.

Arthur Beamer

McCormick

Infantry - "He led a raid against the enemy's trenches with great gallantry. He previously carried out several daring reconnaissance's".

Lieut.

James Goldie

McMillan

Engineers - "For conspicuous gallantry in assisting in placing and exploding a large mine against enemy galleries. After the explosion, at great personal risk. He dug down into the enemy's galleries from a point of No Man's Land, thereby capturing and consolidating 700 feet of ground and rendering the infantry in this section safe from enemy mines, also capturing valuable mining apparatus and identification. During this operation Lieut. McMillan was cut off from our lines for twelve hours."

Lieut.

George William Harrold

Infantry - "For leading a raid party and bombing dugouts, inflicting heavy casualties. He also assisted in the capture of four prisoners".

Lieut.

Norman

Mitchell

Engineers - "He displayed great courage and skill in countermining against the enemy's galleries. On one occasion he was cut off from our lines for twelve hours."

Lieut.

Victor George Wright

Morris

Infantry "He led a raid against the enemy with great courage and determination, and although wounded. Continued to carry out the undertaking.

Lieut.

Robert Roy

Murray

Engineers - "He displayed great courage and skill in countermining against enemy galleries, in which task he was on one occasion cut off from our lines for twelve hours.

Liet.

Robert Roy

Murray

Engineers - " He displayed great courage and skill in countermining against enemy galleries, in which task he was on one occasion cut off from our lines for twelve hours."

Lieut.

Charles Harold

Peters

Infantry - "He led a patrol against the enemy after having personally reconnoitered the line of advance the two previous nights. He later led a relief party under heavy fire and succeeded in brining in a wounded man.

Lieut.

Donald Graham

Robertson

Artillery "He displayed great courage and skill in counter-mining enemy galleries. On one occasion he was cut off from our lines for twelve hours".

Distinguished conduct Medal

501169 Cpl.

John finlay

Barclay

Engineers " For courage and skill in countermining against enemy galleries, during which he was cut off from our lines for twelve hours".

9632 Pte.

Norman Wesley

Hanna

Infantry. " For great courage and determination when in charge of a section. He himself killed an enemy officer"

136347 Sgt.

John Thompson

Jenkins

Infantry - "He led a raiding party with great courage, himself killing one of the enemy and thereby saving a comrade.

501194 Sapper

Hugh Daniel

McGillivary

Engineers - " For Great Courage and skill in operations against enemy galleries. He was cut off from our lines for twelve hours."

(404179) Maybe

D.E.

Purser

Infantry - "For marked courage and initiative during a raid in which he himself shot four of the enemy. He was at all times a fine example to his men.

452502 Cpl.

Joseph Calvin

Raspberry

Infantry - "Although wounded he led a raiding party to an enemy trench and displayed great courage and determination.

501114 Sgt.

Andrew William

Richardson

Engineer - " He displayed great courage and skill in countermining against enemy galleries in which he was cut off from our lines for twelve hours."

439424 Sgt.

John William

Strong

Infantry - "He led a raiding party with great courage and skill, entering the enemy's trenches and inflicting many casualties."